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Old 26th October 2008, 08:08   #1
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i have just bought a cam kit its the PT40K from Kent Cams. once fitted do i need to get my ecu re-mapped or anything or is it fine just running them as the car is?
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Old 26th October 2008, 17:54   #2
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well to see any decent power increases u would need a remap. i think it would run like a heap a shit if not.
what else have u done to the car?
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sportex 4-2-1, straight through system and an enclosed its de-catted aswel. think there is a place called dastek that do re-maps prob worth gettin it chipped at the same time though.
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Old 27th October 2008, 20:28   #4
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dastek is a chip, you can fit them and run it like it but your only looking at about a 5-7bhp increase and it will run shit. get it mapped and your look at an increase of about 15bhp to 20bhp dependent on how good they are at remapping.
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dastek is a chip, you can fit them and run it like it but your only looking at about a 5-7bhp increase and it will run shit. get it mapped and your look at an increase of about 15bhp to 20bhp dependent on how good they are at remapping.
dastek is a remappable piggyback unit. Not a chip per se
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Old 27th October 2008, 21:19   #6
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do you know anywhere else around my are? i live in fife
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gmc are your area I think. Or close enough at least
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il check there site see if they have a place. would they fit the cams aswel?
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Old 27th October 2008, 21:34   #10
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nice one cheers buddy
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theyre down in galloway im not quite sure where that is bit of a hike i think though lol. im looking for somewhere fairly local im sure theres a place in falkirk somewhere
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